1 Why are you so far away,
O LORD?
Why do you hide yourself when
we are trouble?
2 The wicked are proud and
persecute the poor;
catch them in the traps they
have made.
3 The wicked are proud of their evil
desires:
the greedy curse and reject the
LORD.
4 The wicked are not care about the LORD;
in their pride they think that
God doesn't matter.
5 The wicked succeed in everything.
They cannot auderstand God's
judgment;
they sneer at their enemies.
6 They say to themselves, "We will
never fail;
we will never be in trouble."
Their speech is filled with curses,
iies, and thrests;
they are quick to speak hateful,
evil words.
They hide themselves in the
villages,
waiting to murder innocent
people.
They spy on their helpless victims;
9 they wait in their hiding plsce
like lions.
They lie in wait for the poor;
they catch them in their traps
and drag them away.
10 The helpless victims lie crushed;
brute strength has defeated
them.
11 The wicked say to themselves, "God
doesn't care!
He has closed his eyes and will
never see me!"
12 O LORD, punish those who are
people!
Remember those who are
suffering!
13 How can the wicked despise God
and say to themselves,"He will
not punish me"?
14 But you do see; you take notice of
trouble and suffering
and are always ready to help.
The helpless commit themselves
to you;
you have always helped the
needy.
15 Break the power of wicked and evil
people;
punish them for the wrong they
have done
until they do it on more.
16 The LORD is king forever and ever.
Those who worship other gods
will vanish from his land.
17 You will listen, O LORD, to the
prayers of the lowly;
you will give them courage.
18 You will hear the cries of the
oppressed and the orphans;
you will judge in their favor,
so that mortal men may cause
terror no more.
O LORD?
Why do you hide yourself when
we are trouble?
2 The wicked are proud and
persecute the poor;
catch them in the traps they
have made.
3 The wicked are proud of their evil
desires:
the greedy curse and reject the
LORD.
4 The wicked are not care about the LORD;
in their pride they think that
God doesn't matter.
5 The wicked succeed in everything.
They cannot auderstand God's
judgment;
they sneer at their enemies.
6 They say to themselves, "We will
never fail;
we will never be in trouble."
Their speech is filled with curses,
iies, and thrests;
they are quick to speak hateful,
evil words.
They hide themselves in the
villages,
waiting to murder innocent
people.
They spy on their helpless victims;
9 they wait in their hiding plsce
like lions.
They lie in wait for the poor;
they catch them in their traps
and drag them away.
10 The helpless victims lie crushed;
brute strength has defeated
them.
11 The wicked say to themselves, "God
doesn't care!
He has closed his eyes and will
never see me!"
12 O LORD, punish those who are
people!
Remember those who are
suffering!
13 How can the wicked despise God
and say to themselves,"He will
not punish me"?
14 But you do see; you take notice of
trouble and suffering
and are always ready to help.
The helpless commit themselves
to you;
you have always helped the
needy.
15 Break the power of wicked and evil
people;
punish them for the wrong they
have done
until they do it on more.
16 The LORD is king forever and ever.
Those who worship other gods
will vanish from his land.
17 You will listen, O LORD, to the
prayers of the lowly;
you will give them courage.
18 You will hear the cries of the
oppressed and the orphans;
you will judge in their favor,
so that mortal men may cause
terror no more.